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How do you calculate save DCs for monster abilities?
While reading up on the Bog Nixie (Bestiary 3, page 201), I noticed it mentioned that it had the harpy's Captivating Song DC and that the save DC was "Charisma-based."
My question, then, is how do I ...
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Saving Throws against Spells?
I've been playing a character in Pathfinder recently who is a divine spellcaster but does very little damage in combat, so I've been using a lot of debilitating spells (most notably Terrible Remorse) ...
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What does "DC 20" refer to in the description of the Erinyes' "Entangle" ability?
The Erinyes has an ability called Entangle that functions "as an animate rope spell (CL 16th, DC 20)".
Normally, this format of ability description would set the save DC of the spell, but ...
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Is there something that should be making my spell saving throws stronger?
I've read the many queries relating to this but they are mostly D&D related.
I'm playing a sorcerer, and it seems that now that we are hitting L6-7, I'm less effective: my spell's saving throws ...
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How can I increase the DCs of alchemical items?
I've been looking into playing someone that makes a lot of alchemy items for a current game, and started wondering.
What are all the ways I can increase the DCs of Alchemical items in D&D 3.X ...
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Most effective way to put enemies to sleep?
As the title implies, I'm on a quest to find the most effective way to cause opponents to be put to sleep. Normally, this spell falls off rather abruptly in potency, but if we use a witch with the ...
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How to determine Difficulty Class for skills?
Does anyone have specific rules they use to determine a skill check's difficulty class for players?
I've been using this rule of thumb:
DC 5 = Very Easy
DC 10 = Easy
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DC 35+ Extremely Hard
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How can I determine an appropriate DC for an Acrobatics check to "vault" over a barrel?
My PC is running down a hallway. She comes across a section that is blocked by beer barrels (3' tall, 2' round). She finds a place where the blockade is only one barrel deep.
She asks for an ...
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DC Roll For Starting a Fire?
A character wants to start a campfire in the woods. I assume this would be a Survival check, right?
But what would the DC check be? I've checked the entire Core Rulebook and can't find anything.
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How does "stacking" poisons affect the poison save DC?
Most DMs and Players I have talked to agree that poisons in Pathfinder are next to useless by mid to high level due to the fact they are expensive and their DCs are easy to beat even in low levels.
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What are the details involved in rearing an animal?
The Handle Animal skill is fairly detailed in most respects but in the CRB there is very little about actually rearing an animal.
It's stated that a wild animal can be reared from infancy to become ...
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What's the break DC for Iron Rope?
Iron rope is a magical rope that, upon saying the command word, turns into solid iron (with no chain links). Thus, I have been trying to find an accurate break DC and Escape Artist check for breaking ...
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When a druid wild shapes, what is the DC of abilities?
Under the polymorph rules
The DC for any of these abilities equals your DC for the polymorph spell used to change you into that form.
The druids wild shape ability
At 4th level, a druid gains ...
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How loud are guns in Pathfinder, really?
Related question here, similar question about casting volume here.
I'm playing in a game with a gunslinger ally, and while this hasn't come up just yet, I'm sure it will eventually. Are there any ...
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Does Sickening Entanglement gain from poison duration and fort DC for multiple doses?
When you fail the reflex save you gain the entangled condition, and then are subjected to the fort save whenever you are entangled by the spell. The spell specifically says that it is a poison ...
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Does Tenebrous Spell improve shadow spells?
Tenebrous Spell grants a +1 bonus to DC when casting a spell in darkness or dim light conditions. Then it goes on to say (emphasis mine)
A tenebrous spell uses up a spell Slot one level higher than ...
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How to maximize success rate of Phantasmal Killer/Weird in realistic scenario?
Expanding upon a title on question ramifications:
Game is RAW, the only no-go department are Wish shenanigans.
Arcanist, currently level 8.
Save-or-suck/Save-or-die focused build, mostly control mage....
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How do I calculate the DC for a spell cast by my familiar via the familiar spell feat?
Familiar Spell
How do I calculate the DC for a spell cast by my familiar via the familiar spell feat? (i.e. Do I use my ability score modifier, or the familiar's?)
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Are an Isitoq's Daze & Tears of Anguish the same thing?
The Isitoq, the wonderful Undead Eye available as an Improved Familiar1. It has two abilities that appear to be... the same:
Daze (Ex): An isitoq's nerves form grotesque wings. Any creature struck ...
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How can I appropriately scale the DC for the Madness Effect from the Sunken Asylum adventure for Pathfinder when converting it to D&D 5e?
I'm a D&D 5e system GM who runs a West Marches style campaign where I run a session a week with all sorts of adventures. This means I borrow a lot from the internet and quite often take monsters ...
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How is the ankylosaurus animal companion's stun DC calculated?
So in my last question, Dinosaur Damage Dilemma, I was talking about damage for an Ankylosaurus and I realised that while the dinosaur can stun, the DC would be different for an animal companion. It ...
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What is the Performance DC for feats with the "Combat Performance" tags?
What is the Performance DC for feats with the "Combat Performance" tags?
Example: Dramatic Display feat
What is the Performance DC that you add the +2 to skill check from the feat that ...
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How is a Ghoul's Paralysis DC calculated?
So I was looking at making a character that used necrografts, and as such, was looking at various undead abilities that I could attach to myself (With DM permission) and that's when I came upon the ...
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Setting DCs based on their desired impact [closed]
I'm trying to set the DC for something (poisoned caltrops spread wide across a street) which ranges from a mild annoyance (no poison) to truly dangerous (it is poisoned). I know the effect I want them ...
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What items increase spell DC, for enchantments in particular?
I was curious what items are available in pathfinder that increase the save DC of a wizard's spells. If it makes a difference, I'm looking for things that increase the DC of enchantment spells.
I'm ...
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Should RAW roll DC be known before roll?
I'd like to know if GM is bound by rules to provide us with DC's we're supposed to roll against, before rolls. I'm specifically interested in:
Skill Check DC's,
Ability Check DC's,
Save DC's,
Caster ...
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What is the DC to spot a ruby carried by a gremlin, from 50 feet away?
What would be the DC to spot a ruby on a gremlin from 50 feet away, assuming optimal lighting and environmental conditions? Let's say he was just holding in his hand, and the ruby is about a Grade 4 (...
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